期刊
ENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 163, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqac163
关键词
dehydroepiandrosterone; androgens; intracrinology; dihydrotestosterone; mice; reproductive organs
资金
- Swedish Research Council [2019-01295, 2018-02600, 2020-01392]
- Swedish state [ALFGBG-813251, ALFGBG-965235]
- IngaBritt and Arne Lundberg Foundation [2017-0081]
- Novo Nordisk Foundation [NNF19OC0055250]
- Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation [2020.0230]
- Vinnova [2018-02600] Funding Source: Vinnova
- Swedish Research Council [2020-01392, 2018-02600] Funding Source: Swedish Research Council
In this study, it was found that DHEA treatment can restore the levels of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in male reproductive organs, but not in skeletal muscle or brain. Additionally, supraphysiological levels of androgens were observed in the liver after DHEA treatment, which raises concerns regarding the uncontrolled use of DHEA.
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), an adrenal androgen precursor, can be metabolized in target tissues into active sex steroids. It has been proposed that DHEA supplementation might result in restoration of physiological local sex steroid levels, but knowledge on the effect of DHEA treatment on local sex steroid levels in multiple tissues is lacking. To determine the effects of DHEA on tissue-specific levels of sex steroids, we treated orchiectomized (ORX) male mice with DHEA for 3 weeks and compared them with vehicle-treated ORX mice and gonadal intact mice. Intra-tissue levels of sex steroids were analyzed in reproductive organs (seminal vesicles, prostate, m. levator ani), major body compartments (white adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, and brain), adrenals, liver, and serum using a sensitive and validated gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method. DHEA treatment restored levels of both testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) to approximately physiological levels in male reproductive organs. In contrast, this treatment did not increase DHT levels in skeletal muscle or brain. In the liver, DHEA treatment substantially increased levels of T (at least 4-fold) and DHT (+536%, P < 0.01) compared with vehicle-treated ORX mice. In conclusion, we provide a comprehensive map of the effect of DHEA treatment on intra-tissue sex steroid levels in ORX mice with a restoration of physiological levels of androgens in male reproductive organs while DHT levels were not restored in the skeletal muscle or brain. This, and the unexpected supraphysiological androgen levels in the liver, may be a cause for concern considering the uncontrolled use of DHEA.
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